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Silverthread Falls

Silverthread Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Mount Wismer stands 627 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dingmans Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 14 miles off.

The story

There are many waterfalls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a national recreation area managed by the National Park Service in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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Wikidata Q7516825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.23041, -74.88708

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • George W. Childs Park: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Akenac Park: 2.9 mi
  • North Lake Park: 3.8 mi
  • Dingman Township Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Japanese Sika Deer: 10.0 mi
  • Peter's Corners: 10.0 mi
  • Family Entertainment Area: 11.1 mi
  • Agricultural Area: 11.1 mi
  • Outdoor Entertainment Area: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 44
  • Kittatinny Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Kittattiny Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Stokes Beach: 6.3 mi
  • PWLPOA Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Gold Key Beach: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 43
Nature reserves: 42
Waterfalls: 32
Museums: 25
  • Rosenkrans House and Museum: 5.0 mi
  • The Columns Museum of the Pike County Historical Society: 8.0 mi
  • Snook Agricultural Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 13.4 mi
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 7
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Founder's Park: 11.2 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Sarah Street Garden: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Pike Welcome Center: 12.7 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 16.1 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 16.2 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.4 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Glass Tentacles: 3.0 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 10.1 mi
  • Rock Maze: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Silverthread Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WismerW627 m19.0 mi
High KnobWNW624 m13.2 mi
Low KnobWNW607 m13.4 mi
West HillWNW605 m14.2 mi
West MountainW605 m18.5 mi
Middle MountainW599 m20.3 mi
Mud Pond MountainWNW582 m15.4 mi
East MountainW579 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2819:5520:37
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2315:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938495968727163524132
Precip in2.62.23.23.43.73.74.13.93.84.23.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sussex AP, 14 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jan, Mar–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs18.815.523.220.816.011.69.911.011.214.014.521.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Bush Kill at Edgemere, PA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5033520665

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